Exhibits Railway Jiggers & Trolleys
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Exhibits Railway Jiggers & Trolleys |
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NZR Standard Drawing 8781 - Platelayers Three Wheel Velocipede Click to view
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| Old Style Railway Jiggers | These vintage hand propelled jiggers were in use on the NZ Railway system for many years. They were employed when the Paekakariki Station was built in 1910, and were used right up until the 1960's. Track Gangers and surfacemen travelled for many miles on them and soon built up very strong arms and shoulder muscles. The outrigger is detachable to allow for easy off-tracking. The old hand propelled jiggers were replaced with petrol powered velocipedes. | ||
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Typical Luggage Trolley |
Motor Trolley Way & Works petrol powered motor trolley being used for weedspraying services in the Woodville area 1988. |
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Inspector of Permanent Way sitting on trolley stand
with hand trolley waiting to cross trains. ( Photo from Peter Morton Collection ) |
| Photograph showing Platelayer MacIntosh off to do
some work with trolley and shovel @ Koromiko ( South
Island ) taken sometime in 1920. Photo courtesy Lindsay Dougherty |
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